We are looking for an actor to play the role of a male, aged between 30-50 who has a physical disability, and is Syrian but we also welcome suggestions from Southwest Asian and North African heritage. We are also exploring the idea of the role speaking in Arabic or English.

Wigs, hair and make-up artist Helen Casey on the hullabaloo, starting from scratch each day and her upcoming book with the National Theatre, Wigs, Hair and Make-up: A Backstage Guide.

Playwright Dan Rebellato on Caryl Churchill, where he finds inspiration and his upcoming book with the National Theatre, Playwriting: A Backstage Guide.

We’re launching an all new dining experience, Lasdun, with Jon Rotheram, Tom Harris and John Ogier, the trio behind critically acclaimed Hackney Public House, The Marksman. It will launch in May 2023, in partnership with KERB.

We are looking for actors to play a number of roles from specific ethnic backgrounds for a potential new play. Overall dates are from 29 May to 2 September 2023.

We’re casting three young performers for a production at the National Theatre Sep 2023-Feb 2024. You need to be excellent at acting and singing.

We’re thrilled to share that playwright and actor Natasha Gordon and voice coach and performer Hazel Holder have been invited to join the National Theatre as Associates.

An innovative network of theatres and community organisations, founded by the National Theatre in 2017 to grow nationwide engagement with theatre, expands.

We caught up with two previous winners – Will Pinhey (2014) and Alice Sparrow (2018), and asked them about their experience. Find out what they had to say…